Harry Didson is joined by Ruth Mott in The Victorian Kitchen to revive the relationship between the head gardener and a cook of a large country house. They demonstrate how meals were prepared in Victorian times.
Ruth Mott prepares breakfast with bacon, eggs, muffins and toast
Ruth Mott prepares a typical Victorian lunch, including poached eggs on spinach, and gooseberry tart
Ruth Mott prepares an afternoon tea consisting of strawberry ice-cream and cucumber sandwiches
Ruth Mott produces a Victorian picnic for 40 people
Ruth Mott prepares a traditional Victorian dinner
Ruth Mott prepares a traditional Victorian supper, including salmagundi salad and raspberry jelly
Ruth Mott recreates a typical Victorian dinner party, including a gigantic turbot.
This short interview is part of the DVD of The Victorian Kitchen and was shot in 2002.
